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MLB average salary up 3.8 percent to $3.2 million
Baseball's average salary increased 3.8 percent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League ...
Blue Jays trade manager John Farrell to Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was a ...
Cubs two-hit by Astros to reach 100 losses
For all the struggles the Cubs have had over the last five decades or so, they haven't reached this milestone for futility in a while. The Cubs got ...
Reds to host Angels in 1st interleague opener
One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season. The Cincinnati Reds will host the Los Angeles Angels on April ...
Crane says Clemens may pitch for Astros this year
Astros owner Jim Crane thinks Roger Clemens' comeback could continue in Houston. That would be news to the 50-year-old right-hander, who doesn't sound ...
Clemens pitches 4 2-3 innings for Skeeters
Roger Clemens was back on the mound again Friday night and the 50-year-old didn't disappoint. However, those hoping to see Clemens pitch for the ...
Clemens prepares for 2nd start with Skeeters
Roger Clemens still insists he has no plans to pitch for the Houston Astros this season. The 50-year-old Clemens is preparing for his second start ...
Roger Clemens back on the mound at age 50
Roger Clemens raved about all the fun he had pitching at age 50 and putting smiles on the faces of Sugar Land baseball fans. Still, it wasn't enough ...
Clemens hopes to have fun in return to baseball
Hours after Roger Clemens agreed to join the Sugar Land Skeeters, he was back on the field playing in an over-50 softball league. And the ...
Roger Clemens returning to baseball
When Roger Clemens pitches Saturday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters it will be the first time the 50-year-old has taken the mound in almost five ...
Astros lose to Arizona in DeFrancesco's debut
First-year owner Jim Crane believes firing manager Brad Mills and replacing him with interim manager Tony DeFrancesco will help the hapless Houston ...
DeFrancesco named interim manager of Astros
Tony DeFrancesco helped Houston's Triple-A affiliate find success. The Astros hope he can do the same for their young, struggling major league club.
Astros fire manager Brad Mills and 2 coaches
After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there. Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired ...
Astros look to future as team sinks to new low
The Houston Astros knew they weren't going to win much this season, so with an eye toward the future they cast off their few pricey veterans before ...
A team-by-team look at famous in-season deals
Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez have already changed teams, and general managers still have a few more hours to make additional big trades. Some of ...
Pirates hand Astros club-record 12th straight loss
Rod Barajas hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past Houston 4-3 on Saturday night, sending the Astros ...
Astros break 9-game skid with 6-3 win over Brewers
Brad Mills breezed into the post-game interview room after Saturday's game with a huge grin planted on his face. "It's nice to come in here with a ...
Astros ship Carlos Lee to Marlins for prospects
Ozzie Guillen knows Carlos Lee from their time together with the Chicago White Sox. Now Guillen hopes Lee can provide his typical brand of slugging ...
First-place Pirates beat Astros 6-4
Two months ago, an early two-run deficit would have had the Pittsburgh Pirates scrambling. Now, it's just a blip. And for the moment, two decades of ...
Rangers' Hamilton in hospital for intestinal virus
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was hospitalized early Friday after becoming dehydrated because of an intestinal virus and likely will miss the ...
Cain pitches first perfecto for Giants
Matt Cain and his wife, Chelsea, returned to the field an hour and a half later for a few more perfect memories. They snapped photos on the mound, ...